Holder for disk graphophone or phonograph records.



. APPLIOATION FILED 1f 111111111 s.

1900,'714.' Patented oen. 13,1908;

T all whom it mayonccm:

UNITED' STATES PATENT oEEroE;

FRANK EBERHARLOE NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOLDER Fon DISK GRAPHBHONE on PHNOGRAPH RECORDS.

'Specification of Letters Patent.;

- Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

Applicaannyalea rebruary 21, 190s. serial 110,417,129.

Be it known lthat I, FRANK; EBERHART, ,a citizen of the'United States, residing atNew York city, in the county `of New Fork and Statepf, New York, have inventedcertain new-and useful Improvements in Holders for vDisk Graphophone or Phonograph Records;

and I do dec are the following' to be a full',

clear, Aand exact description of the invention, 'such-.as will enable others skilled in the art to which -it appertains to make `and use the same, reference being hadyto the accomipanying' drawings,l and tol the Iletters, and

g form a part of this specification.'

My inventionrelates 'to cabinets or rcceptacles for holding disk graphophone or stri-p between ever7 honograph records, and my invention has for its object to provide a simpleand inexpensive arran ement designed to be ap'pl-ied Vto existing ca inets for the purpose of. protecting the disk records, preventing scarrin and scratching of thel same and chi ping o the edges,by forming a cushion at t e back 'where they strike when inserted, 'and are rolled in over theV Ibeveled retaining strip. Each division being consecutively numbered in the upper ilexib e front corner which projects beyondthe circle of the record easily and vdistinctly exposes the number when fingered, so that same can be read from any line of visiondirectly infront of cabinet, thus providing 'a speedy and correct storing and elivering method or-system, thereby insuring longer life and -a more perfect preservation of the disk records. y

` In the usual form-of lcabinets or case'smfor 'holding the disk records of ygra hophone's or phonographs a series of` Woo en, partition strips 'are employed, the distancebetween' the strips being such that fouror five disk records can be conveniently accommodated between two of the said partition strips, the effect of this arrangement being that the record faces of the dlsksare in contactwith each other, very "often resulting in fthe scratching and injuring'ofthe `,record faces of' the disks.v It is essential to a ractical case or cabinet for these disksthat t e same be of a light weight in order to provide for ready 'and easy transportation, and conseuentlyv a cabinet constructed with a Wooden ivision heavyrafbinet as' We as Ian expensive ne.

It 1s yfor the purpose of provldmg a snnple and inexpensive` arrangement for protecting uies of reference marked thereon, which' i which:

construction of the holder, y

the -recordfaces of the disks, adding 'prac- 'tically nothing to the Weight of the cabinet and to the cost thereof, that I have made this invention, Aand as above stated, the devicefas will be hereinafter described, is designed to' be em loyed inexisting cases or cabinets for these 'isk records; l

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

p Figure 1 is a perspective view of a common 'fornil of cabinet for disk records of grapho- `phones or phonographs illustrating my invention applied thereto. 4Fi 2 is a vertical .transverse -s'ection throug the cabinet or case. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal "104 section through the case, and Fig. '4 is a perspective view of the accordion partitlons |`constructed in accordance with my invention.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same partsthroughout the several figures in y 1 indicates the 'case or cabinet having the 'back 2., lbottom 8, inclined partition strips 4 land front beveled molding 5. I The case or cabinet is of such asize as to conveniently accommodate disk records standing' on ed "e, the front be/'veled molding insurinlr the dis as against .accidental removal from 'iefcase or cabinet. As before stated the inclined parti#- tion strips 4 are usually constructed` of woo and are spacedapart a distance sufficient to accommodate a small number of disk records.

6 indicates `the accordion folded record holder which is.. preferably constructed, of

paper or other smooth pliable material, and as shown in' Figs",` Sand 4 the pa er or other forming the. hol' er is folded 'ackupon itself a number of'times lforming a' liable materia series of frontI edges 7 and a .series of rear edges 8, theforward lower corner of the holder lbeing cut awa 1 at 8 on 'a bevel to. conformrto the front beve edmolding 5 of the cabinet or los said'facesto the pointLlO, the extent of the application oftheadhesive material depending Atosome- 'extent upon the 'iexibilty ory character of 4'the material employed the In the construction of the holder as shown Ao'rds and accommodate the same Without scratching or injuring the records. By means of the construction of this holder,

IWhich l might term an auxiliary holder, the

available space between theinclined partition strips 4 is not materially diminished7 for the reason that cementing or gluing tether of the contiguous faces of the material-forming the partitions 9 renders it possible to employ an extremely thin and p iable material occupying little or no space Within the cabiF net, but at the same time providing a smooth partition between each oi the disk records, the partitions' being rendered siiiiiciently rigid by reason ci' the gluing or cementing toOetlier of the contiguous faces of the materisil 'forming the partitions. l prefer to ninnber the up 'ier iront corners ot the edges 7 consecutive y as shown in F ig. el, so that any record can be easily and quickly located in the cabinet.

`Having thus fully des "l ed my invention its operation is as follows Neen each ci the inclined division stri p; ithin the cabinet I insert a holder such as that shown in Fig. 4, said holder' conforming to the interior of the cabinet and to the front beveled molding 5 as shown in FiO. 2 The records are then inserted within the holder 6 between the partitions Q'instead of arranged together between the partition strips 4 of the cabinet. By means` of this construction the disk records ca n be' inserted and removed from the cabinet with more ease and dexterity, for the reason that each of the disk records are separated and can therefore be grasped Jfor removal without touching any adjacent disks. Furthermore the form of the holder 6 is suoli that it will not become accidentally displaced or accidentally'drop or -fall out of the cabinet conforming as it does to the interior of the cabinet and to the front beveled molding 5 as shown in Fig. 2.

` reason oi' the construction of the holder, the back or rear edges 8 form a cushion for the disks, while the consecutive numbers on the upper front make it possible t9 locate any record without handling saine, while the holder lightly grips the record during removal ot saine even after a portion of the disk has passed. the bevel strip 5, thus reducing the ossibility of dropping the record.

Having tnus fully described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Yatent of the United States is:

1. A holder for disk records for graphephones, phonographs or the like, constructed of a thin pliable material such as paper or the like, said thin pliable material being ac- @come cordion folded to present a series ot front edges and a series of rear edges forming 4a series of parotitions, the material forming said partitions having a portion of its adjacent surface's secured together by glue, cement or the like in. such manner that the said after edges and material adjacent thereto is pliable to allow the said partitions llexibility, said holder being arranged to be inserted Within a oase or cabinet and to receive a disk record between each pair of said partitions, substantially as described.

2. A holder for, disk records for graphephones, plionographs or the like constructed of a thin pliable material such as )a )er or the like,l said thin pliable material eing accordion folded 'to present a series ot front edges and a series ol' rear edges i'oriniinT a series of partitions, the material -forming said partitions having a portion ol' its ad'ace'nt 'faces secured together in any suita le manner suoli as by glue, cement or the like in such manner that the said rear edges and material adjacent thereto is pliable to allow the said partitions iiexibility, the lower forwad portions of the said partitions being cutaway on the bevel to conform to the iront beveled molding of a cabinet for disk records, said holder being arranged to be in sorted within said cabinet and to receive a disk record between each pair of said partitions, substantially as described.

3. A holder for disk iecords for graphephones, phoiiograplis or the like constructed of a thin pliablefmaterial such as pa )er or the like, said thin pliable materia lieing accordion 'folded to present a series of iront edges and a series of rear edges forming a series of partitions, the forward iiottoin portion of said partitions being cut away on the bevclto conform to the front beveled inolding of a cabinet for disk records, said holder being arranged to be inserted within said cabinet to receive a disk record between each pair of said partitions, substantially :is described.

4. A holder 'foidisk records lor grapbophones, plioiiograplis or the like constructed of a thiii liable material such as )a )er or thc like, sait thin pliable material boing aecordioii folded to present a series oi' l'ront edges and a series of roar edges forming :L series o'lA iartitions, said holder being arranged to lic sup )orted in such manner tbiit, it will accommodate a disk record between each pair of said partitions, snbstanliiillY :is described.

In testimony whereof, l :illix my signature in presence oi' two witnesses.

' Fli AN l Elill lil l.f\ ll'l". l/Vitnesscs.

MARCUs Enniinlxirr, Josnrii ltiNoLnn.

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